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Dorchester County, MD jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Dorchester County’s unemployment rate is 4.5%. No WARN layoff notices here in the last 12 months. 6 open professional jobs are in its cities.

Dorchester County economy

  • 4.5%

    unemployment, Aug 2026

    4.9% the month before

  • 15,829

    in the labor force

    Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics

  • 32,612

    people in Dorchester County

    Source: U.S. Census Bureau

  • $60,495

    median household income

    Source: Census ACS

  • 32%

    of workers in white-collar occupations

    Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Dorchester County layoffs

No WARN layoff notices naming Dorchester County in the last 12 months are on file. WARN covers employers with 100 or more workers, so smaller layoffs are not in it.

All layoff notices in the state

Employers hiring most in Dorchester County

Employers with the most open professional roles in this county’s cities. The county is taken from each job’s city, so roles with no city are not counted.

  1. Powertrain Products2 open roles
  2. Regal Rexnord2 open roles
  3. Chipotle Mexican Grill1 open role
  4. ProClinical1 open role

Workforce development and job centers

The public workforce board and American Job Centers serving Dorchester County. They offer free help with job search, training and filing for benefits.

  • Dorchester County American Job Center

    Cambridge · Affiliate · 410-290-2608

    Monday through Thursday 8:30 am - 4:00 pm

Cities in Dorchester County

Other Maryland counties

All of Maryland

Laid off or looking for work in Dorchester County?

See what to do first and the jobs open near you.

See your options after a layoff

Sources: Census Bureau and BLS (county unemployment is not seasonally adjusted); WARN notices from Maryland’s published record; job counts from our live job board; IPEDS for colleges; CareerOneStop for workforce boards and job centers.